November 12, 2015
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
POWERED HAULAGE
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employees were lifting a pipe using a loader and chain. An employee was adjusting the chain and positioned his body under the loader bucket. The loader operator lowered the bucket to provide slack in the chain pinching the ground employee between the loader bucket and pipe, breaking three ribs.